Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Back at Observation Station No. 1, Anji and Pepper found the two doctors and researchers still working, truly engrossed in their work.

"Let's make some food," Anji said to Pepper.

"Okay, I'll help," Pepper nodded.

"Wait," Anji said suddenly, then summoned Munchlax, Diancie, and Kecleon from their homes.

Seeing this, Pepper was astonished.

Anji explained to him, "This is a special ability of mine, allowing me to summon my Pokémon to my side."

Pepper composed himself, nodding slightly. Although rare, he had heard of people with special abilities.

"Mun ~ Mun ~" Master, you're so slow, I've been waiting for you for so long.

As soon as it saw Anji, Munchlax jumped into his arms, expressing its longing.

"Munchlax!"

Pepper also happily ran over.

"Mun ~"

Munchlax released Anji and enthusiastically embraced Pepper, who was a little overwhelmed by Munchlax's enthusiasm, so he released Mabosstiff to mask his emotions.

Anji smiled as he watched Munchlax, he liked Munchlax's ability to express emotions.

So cute.

"Let's start cooking. We got some good ingredients today, you're all in for a treat," Anji said, taking out cooking utensils, a dining table, seasonings, and other items from his system backpack.

Munchlax and Kecleon's faces immediately lit up with anticipation.

Because the observation station was a scientific research facility, Anji and the others cooked outside on the lawn.

The upper layer of Area Zero was sunny and breezy today, perfect for a picnic.

Anji said to Kecleon, "Kecleon, could you please boil a pot of vegetable soup?" He took out the vegetables needed and handed them to Kecleon.

"Kec! ~ ~"

Kecleon gave Anji a thumbs up without hesitation and began to get busy.

Anji then said to the two Charcadets, "Charcadet, please start the fire."

"Charr!"

"Charr!"

The two Charcadets happily agreed.

The crying Charcadet squatted under the iron frame beneath the soup pot, its body emitting red flames, and the water in the pot soon bubbled and churned.

"Kec! Kec! ~ ~" Less fire, less fire.

Upon hearing this, the crying Charcadet quickly adjusted the flames on its body.

"Kec! ~" Good job!

Kecleon gave it a thumbs up.

"Mun ~"

Munchlax nodded and started to get busy.

As for Diancie and Pepper, they couldn't help with the cooking, so they could only help carry water and wash vegetables.

The well-behaved Charcadet squatted under the rice pot, its body enveloped in flames, and soon the aroma of rice wafted from the pot.

After setting the rice aside to simmer, Munchlax came to Anji's side to help him.

Since both Charcadets were busy, Anji decided to make fish balls first.

Each piece of Dewgong's blubber was very large. Anji took them out and placed them on the cutting board. The snow-white fish meat trembled slightly, looking fresh and tender.

"Munchlax, come on, let's get started."

"Mun ~"

Munchlax cheered and ran to Anji's side, standing side by side with him. The master and apprentice each picked up a piece of fish and a kitchen knife.

The first step was to process the fish. The master and apprentice first cut the fish into small pieces with their knives, then finely chopped it until the meat was minced.

Dewgong's blubber had no bones. Fish bones were the skeleton of the fish, and Dewgong would certainly not shed its bones.

This step of mincing the meat could have been done with a machine, but Anji didn't bring one with him, so he had to chop it by hand. Anyway, it was not a difficult task for the master and apprentice.

The second step was to marinate the fish.

Anji: "Munchlax, follow my lead."

"Mun ~ ~"

Munchlax nodded repeatedly.

At this time, Kecleon and Pepper also came over. Seeing this, Anji said to them, "You guys join in too."

"Kec! ~ ~"

Kecleon cheered and immediately started helping.

Pepper hesitated and asked, "Can I?"

Anji smiled and said, "There's no can or can't. It's just cooking. What if we fail? It's not a big deal."

"Okay!" Pepper smiled upon hearing this, nodded vigorously, and began to work with Anji.

As for the work of watching the fire, it was left to Diancie.

Although it couldn't cook, it had been exposed to it every day, so watching the fire was certainly no problem.

Because it was Pepper's first time cooking, Anji explained very carefully.

"Come on, let's add an appropriate amount of salt to the chopped fish. Do you know how much is appropriate?"

"Mun ~"

"Kec! ~"

Munchlax and Kecleon nodded at the same time.

Pepper: ???

Anji continued, "Then add cooking wine, pepper, ginger, and so on."

Then they thoroughly mixed the fish with disposable plastic gloves, allowing the minced fish to fully blend with the seasonings.

"We can also add an appropriate amount of starch and egg white. Starch can increase the viscosity of the fish balls, while egg white can make the fish balls smoother."

Pepper nodded thoughtfully.

After a while, the two Charcadets finished their work, and Anji asked them to help boil a pot of hot water over a low flame.

"Be careful, use a low flame," he instructed the two Charcadets.

"Charr!"

"Charr!"

The two Charcadets nodded.

The last step was to make the fish balls.

"Come on, everyone, follow me," Anji said to Munchlax, Kecleon, and Pepper.

The one person and two Pokémon looked at Anji at the same time.

Anji demonstrated to them while saying, "We do it like this… like this… and then like this…"

Anji grabbed a handful of marinated fish and placed it in his hand, then squeezed it at the tiger's mouth, and then used a small spoon to scoop out the squeezed part, and a fish ball was formed.

Use a spoon to put the fish balls into hot water and cook them.

"When the fish balls float, it means they are cooked."

Munchlax, Kecleon, and Pepper nodded at the same time. They learned from Anji and squeezed the fish balls with their hands.

Smack ~ ~

Munchlax used too much force and directly squeezed a ball of fish out.

"Kec! Kec! ~ ~" Hahaha ~ ~ Munchlax, you're so lame!

Kecleon laughed loudly at Munchlax.

"Mun ~ Mun ~" Are you better than me?

Munchlax looked unconvinced.

"Kec! Kec! ~" Of course! I'm handsome and powerful!

Kecleon said confidently.

Saying that, it recalled Anji's movements and absorbed Munchlax's experience, but the fish scooped into the spoon ultimately did not take shape.

"Mun ~ Mun ~ Mun ~" Hahaha ~ ~ You're even dumber!

This time it was Munchlax's turn to laugh loudly at Kecleon.

After the two Pokémon laughed at each other, they looked at Pepper at the same time.

"Mun ~" It's your turn.

"Kec!" It's your turn.

Pepper held the fish, feeling a little nervous, but miraculously, he succeeded in one shot, succeeding for the first time.

"I succeeded!" Pepper said in surprise.

"Mun ~" So awesome!

"Kec!" Handsome!

Munchlax and Kecleon praised him repeatedly.

Anji said, "Quick, put it in the hot water."

"Okay."

Pepper put the fish ball into the water, watching it slowly float in the boiling water, and a sense of accomplishment arose in his heart.

With the experience of the first failure, Munchlax and Kecleon learned from the experience and quickly succeeded in making fish balls.

With the efforts of the three masters and apprentices and Pepper, fish balls were quickly cooked.

Then Anji and the two apprentices divided the work.

Anji further used fish balls to make food, Kecleon stir-fried some vegetables, and Munchlax used Dewgong's fish to make some other delicacies.

As time passed, An Jie made spicy fish ball skewers, crispy fried fish balls, and tomato sauce fish balls with the fish balls; Snorlax made braised fish, steamed fish, and boiled fish with the fish meat; and Sobiwoble made hot and sour shredded potatoes, ground three delicacies, and stir-fried mushrooms with the vegetables, using the mushrooms that Piao Xiang Tun found today.

Inside the observation station, Dr. Orla and Dr. Turo were still busy, with Laquel following them to learn.

Suddenly, Laquel lightly twitched his nose, as a fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose.

"Dr. Orla, Dr. Turo, have you smelled any fragrance?" he asked.

"Fragrance?"

The two doctors were stunned.

"Is there?"

Laquel sniffed carefully again, then said firmly, "Yes!"

Suddenly, he remembered something, and said in surprise, "I know, it must be Your Highness cooking!"

"Cooking?" Dr. Orla and Dr. Turo exchanged glances, then looked at the time, wow~ it's already this late!

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but as soon as he did, the three of them started to feel their stomachs rumbling, and this sound seemed to set off a chain reaction, with the stomachs of the other researchers also rumbling.

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Dr. Orla said, "It's time for dinner, has today's food been delivered yet?"

A researcher shook his head, "It should be a while yet."

At this moment, Laquel pulled Dr. Orla and Dr. Turo outwards, "His Highness must have already prepared delicious food and is waiting for us."

The two doctors couldn't resist Laquel, and could only follow him outwards, and the closer they got to the door, the stronger the fragrance they smelled.

Because the observation station was very well sealed, even if the dishes An Jie made were very fragrant, it was difficult for the others working inside to smell them, only Laquel, who had a keen sense of smell and was familiar with An Jie's cooking, could vaguely smell a little.

When they got outside, Laquel and the two doctors' noses were immediately filled with various fragrances.

"Papa, Mama!"

Seeing the two doctors come out, Penny ran happily to their side.

Looking at the tables and chairs set up on the grass and the table full of delicacies, the two doctors were surprised, while Laquel had already run directly to An Jie's side.

He was as excited as a puppy begging for food, circling around An Jie.

*(**)* "Your Highness, Your Highness, so much delicious food!"

An Jie patted his head and said, "Go and call everyone in the observation station out to eat."

"Yay!" Laquel cheered and ran into the observation station.

Dr. Orla and Dr. Turo led Penny to An Jie's side.

Dr. Orla said in disbelief, "An Jie, did you guys make all this?"

An Jie replied with a smile, "Not just us, Penny helped too."

Dr. Orla: "Really?"

As she said that, the two doctors looked at their son together, their eyes revealing surprise.

"I only helped a little bit," Penny said shyly in a low voice.

Dr. Orla hugged her son and said happily, "Son, you're amazing!"

Dr. Turo also rubbed Penny's head, "Our Penny has finally grown up."

An Jie followed up by saying, "Penny has a talent for cooking!"

Penny's face turned even redder from the praise.

Before long, the other researchers were called out by Laquel, and when they saw the table full of delicacies, they showed the same expressions as the two doctors when they first came out.

"Everyone, let's eat!" An Jie announced.

As soon as everyone heard this, they gathered around the table and couldn't wait to eat, and An Jie's cooking skills instantly conquered everyone.

Dr. Orla exclaimed, "I think I know why Nasir always wants to invest in you!"

In fact, An Jie himself was a little amazed by the fish meat of the Veluza, it was indeed as delicious as the legends said.

The boiled fish was tender and juicy, melting in the mouth: the fish balls were chewy and smooth, firm and elastic; the steamed fish was fragrant and delicious, fatty but not greasy... No matter which method was used, the meat of the Veluza was delicious to the extreme!

Without any accident, everyone was stuffed at this lunch.

Dr. Turo slumped directly on the grass, constantly rubbing his stomach, "So comfortable!"

Dr. Orla also said, "Yeah, it's been a long time since I've eaten so full!"

Looking at everyone's lazy appearance, An Jie smiled and cleaned up the dishes with Diancie.

At this time, a person in uniform descended from the sky riding a Corviknight, with a huge box in the Corviknight's claws.

After the person landed, looking at the doctors and researchers who were already full, he asked in confusion, "You guys are... already eaten?"

This person was the one who usually delivered meals to the doctors and others.

Dr. Orla said apologetically, "I'm sorry Atta, we're all full, you made a wasted trip."

Atta hesitated and said, "Then what should I do with all this food I brought?"

An Jie said upon hearing this, "Why don't you give it to me!"

The Veluza hadn't eaten anything yet.

Atta didn't know An Jie, he looked at the two doctors, and when he saw the doctors nod to him, he agreed, "Alright."

Saying that, he left the large box of food behind, and left riding the Corviknight.

An Jie said to Diancie, "Diancie, I'll leave the task of cleaning up to you, Snorlax, Sobiwoble and I will go feed the Veluza."

"Okay, don't worry," Diancie nodded.

The doctors and researchers immediately got up to help Diancie.

Afterwards, An Jie and Snorlax carried the big box towards the pool, with Sobiwoble following behind, carrying the food that An Jie had originally prepared for the Veluza in his hand.

When they arrived at the pool, An Jie clapped his hands and shouted loudly, "Everyone, come out and eat!"

As An Jie's voice fell, one Veluza after another floated up from the bottom of the water, and everyone scrambled to swim to the pool.

An Jie quickly clapped his hands and shouted, "Line up, no food for those who don't line up."

"Wei lu~~"

At this time, the Veluza leader called out, and the originally chaotic Veluza instantly quieted down, obediently swimming to the back of the line.

Seeing this, An Jie happily praised the Veluza leader, "Not bad, very leader-like!"

"Wei lu~"

The Veluza leader squinted its crescent-shaped eyes and opened its bloody mouth, waiting for An Jie to feed it.

An Jie said, "Okay, okay, here it comes!"

Saying that, he poured a large pot of rice with stir-fried vegetables into the Veluza leader's mouth.

Wu ma~ Wu ma~

The Veluza leader immediately chewed quickly.

"Is it delicious?" An Jie asked.

"Wei lu~ Wei lu~"

The Veluza leader happily turned around in the water, splashing An Jie with water.

"You家伙..."

An Jie continued to feed it.

The Veluza were large in size, so their appetite was naturally large as well, and An Jie had already put in a lot of effort just feeding the Veluza leader alone.

Snorlax and Sobiwoble were also helping to feed the other Veluza.

It took the three of them nearly an hour to feed all the Veluza.

After eating their fill, the Veluza swam around in the water contentedly.

After a while, Diancie and Penny also came to the pool.

An Jie asked, "Have you finished cleaning up?"

Diancie nodded.

Then An Jie asked Penny again, "Have the doctors gone back to work?"

Penny: "Yeah~"

An Jie couldn't help but say, "It's really hard work!"

Then An Jie and the others sat by the pool and chatted.

Penny had Mabosstiff lying on his lap with its eyes half-closed.

An Jie had Piao Xiang Tun lying on either side of him, dozing off after eating and drinking his fill, and Snorlax leaning against his back, its whole body soft.

Diancie was teasing the two Charcadet, while Sobiwoble jumped into the pool, riding on the back of the Veluza leader, and playing in the water with the Veluza.